president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. throughout our lives. one a day men's 50+ is a complete multi-vitamin designed for men's health concerns as we age. it has more of 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one a day men's 50+. >>trace: stocks tanking on word of terrible earnings from industry giant, the dow at the top of the show was down 194 and now down to 217 and not just the current slow earnings that are fueling fears. analysts say investors are concerned it could be a sign of what is to come. gerri willis is in new york, now. what is behind this sell off? down 217? gear frightening. what is behind this is weak earnings. big warnings of global earnings from a lot of companies including 3m and dupont saying they will cut 1,500 jobs. we got bad news from united technologies. everything seems to be falling today the gold futures down. oil, down. across the board, we are seeing weakness as people reassess how strong the global economy is. >>trace: down 217. back to gerri with more breaking news later in the show. >> speaking of stocks, stoc